Colour
#BA9991
- #BA9991
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BA9991 is a red with RGB values 186, 153, 145 and HSL 12°, 23%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BA9991#BA9991
HEX#BA9991
RGBrgb(186, 153, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6, 0.5686
RGB percentages72.9%, 60%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(11.7, 22.9%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.7, 22%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 17.7%, 22%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,229,009
CSS custom property--colour: #BA9991;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#45666E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#91B2BA
Analogous#BA919E, #BAAD91
Triadic#91BA99, #9991BA
Split complementary#91BAAE, #919DBA
Tetradic#9EBA91, #91B2BA, #AE91BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G153
B145
Red186 (72.9%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue11.71°
Saturation (HSL)22.91%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 99 · B 91
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